By Kurt Campbell in Rio de Janeiro kurt@newsroom.gy As aviation leaders warn that overcrowded airports and rising taxes are threatening growth across Latin America and the Caribbean, Guyana appears better positioned than many regional counterparts to accommodate future increases in passenger traffic. Speaking ahead of the International Air Transport Association (IATA’s) 82nd Annual General Meeting...

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A 23-year-old Linden resident died, while two other individuals were injured in an accident that occurred on Thursday night in the vicinity of Long Creek on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Dead is Isaiah Malachi Williams, a 23-year-old porter of Wismar, Linden, According to a Police release, the accident involved motor lorry #GRR 7067, driven by a 31-year-old...

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As the Guyana Police Force continues to probe the discovery of 10 AK-47 rifles, a 21-year-old resident of Farm, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Friday. Police Headquarters said one extended magazine, suspected to be for a 9mm firearm, was found in the 21-year-old wash bay attendant’s bedroom at Farm. In a release, it was...

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By Allyiah Allicock (Kaieteur News) – The family of seven-year-old Adriel Aftab Mohamed was thrown into a state of mourning early Friday morning after he was found dead with his throat slashed in his Phase 3 Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) home. The deadly home invasion also left his 72-year-old great-grandmother, Halima Itwari, […]

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…$19B for Gas-to-Energy project (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) has approached the National Assembly for an additional $54.889B, a mere four months after the $1.558T budget for 2026 was approved. Financial Paper Number One of 2026 was tabled in the House by Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh during Friday’s Sitting of the National […]

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